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II. Burgundy
The Burgundian classificationof A.O.C wines
23 %23 %COMMUNAL A.O.C.s
44 VILLAGE APPELLATIONS
11 %11 %COMMUNAL A.O.C.swith name ofPREMIER CRU vineyard
562 PREMIER CRU VINEYARDS
CATEGORY AND % SHARECATEGORY AND % SHAREOF TOTAL PRODUCTIONOF TOTAL PRODUCTION
COMMUNE
65 %65 % REGIONAL A.O.C.sREGION ORREGION OR
SUB-REGIONSUB-REGION
21 REGIONAL APPELLATIONS
NUMBERSNUMBERS
1 %1 %GRAND CRU A.O.C.s CÔTE D’OR : 32CHABLIS : 1 (with 7 climats)
II. Burgundy
THE BURGUNDIAN TERROIRTHE BURGUNDIAN TERROIR
A Mother Rock principaly composed of :
- Marn - limestone and silice from Chablis to Mâconnais North.. - Granite with schiste and sand in Beaujolais and Mâconnais South.
The vineyards generally face Easterly which allows a quick maturation of the grapes.
A continental climate :
sometimes harsh winters hot summers
A soil that in reality is very complex and extremely varied.
Hard limestone
Marl
Limestone and fossils
Friable limestone, clay or schist,hard limestone
Sandy limestone
RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT APPELLATIONSRELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT APPELLATIONS
COMMUNALAPPELLATIONS
REGIONALAPPELLATIONS
Boundary ofthe vine
growing area
WOODLAND OR SCRUB
Boundary of the vine
growing area
PREMIERS CRUS
GRANDS CRUS